How to make a Hose Adaptor for your Shopvac at Home

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
  • In this video, we go over how to make a hose adaptor for the drain hole for a shopvac.

Komentáře • 30

  • @marvindrayton3561
    @marvindrayton3561 Před 7 měsíci

    Gamechanger! Well played and well made! Thank you for doing this video!

  • @loriculberson7886
    @loriculberson7886 Před 2 měsíci

    Heading to the Depot! Thank you so much for this. I can't believe I didn't think of this!

    • @efd
      @efd  Před 2 měsíci

      Glad I could help!

  • @auntylizzyrocks
    @auntylizzyrocks Před rokem

    Brilliant! I have been looking for a video for about 4 weeks to figure out how to empty my water fountain without it going into nearby planter because the soft water would kill my plants. Thank you sooo much!

  • @MelodieEdmund
    @MelodieEdmund Před 3 měsíci

    Thank You!!! Exactly what I needed to know.

  • @johnwilliams574
    @johnwilliams574 Před 6 měsíci +1

    and 3/4" brass drain valve
    just use teflon tape and hand tighten

  • @Joel-tx9ew
    @Joel-tx9ew Před 2 lety

    Necessity breeds invention. The never ending fun of home ownership. Hopefully the only time this season it’ll need used.

    • @efd
      @efd  Před 2 lety

      Lots of rain coming this week; we will see 😀

  • @amerlin388
    @amerlin388 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Never found a connector that would fit the threaded drain outlet on my old Craftsman shop vac. I'm thinking about drilling a hole and adding a rain barrel spigot.

    • @samarabevin
      @samarabevin Před 5 měsíci +1

      Me either! I have rigid and it’s the SAME issue. It’s ridiculous they purposely change the threading so you can’t just get a regular pvc adapter. I’ve been running around all day and couldn’t figure out why the threading wouldn’t work with any pvc threaded pipes anywhere.

  • @wadefalls2333
    @wadefalls2333 Před 19 dny

    I ordered a 3/4" brass garden hose bulkhead fitting and drilled a separate hole in my shopvac container to be able to attach a garden hose. It came with a hose cap too so when i don't need it i just cap it off.
    Also thinking of getting a little pond/fountain submersible pump to stick inside the tank and attach to the inside of the fitting (cause its got 1/2" female threads on the inside of the fitting) to hopefully help it keep up. Just gotta figure out how I wanna run the power cord to keep it sealed. Don't think it'll be that hard tho.

    • @efd
      @efd  Před 17 dny

      Good idea!

  • @savincom
    @savincom Před 11 měsíci

    Awesome!

  • @johnwilliams574
    @johnwilliams574 Před 6 měsíci

    could also buy a rigid vac that comes with a pump to attach to the drain.

  • @jasond5807
    @jasond5807 Před rokem

    Ever get the water issue fixed? I’m in your boat so this is very helpful. Thanks!!

    • @efd
      @efd  Před rokem

      yes and no, we have the footer drains snaked but it still seeps in at one corner. I'd like to add a sump pit in that corner to help the footer drains manage the water.

  • @Aspirateur.Algerie-Karcher.WD3

    THANKS THAT HELP

  • @agentredhasretired5450

    Thanks

    • @efd
      @efd  Před rokem

      You are welcome!

  • @mezenman
    @mezenman Před 2 lety +2

    I made this thing but the fitting wouldn’t screw onto my vacuum. Used the cap to find the right size but no luck.

    • @efd
      @efd  Před 2 lety

      Is it bigger or smaller? If it’s bigger, try a few layers of Teflon tape on the shopvac

    • @mezenman
      @mezenman Před 2 lety +1

      I couldn’t get it to screw on. Tried on my ridged too. I’m pretty sure it was a thread issue. Really wanted to force it but didn’t want to ruin the vacuum.

    • @kevinmcnamara7021
      @kevinmcnamara7021 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@mezenman I am in the same boat. Different threading. Did you ever figure it out?

    • @mezenman
      @mezenman Před 8 měsíci

      @kevin I did not.

    • @WolfShadow-wx4xt
      @WolfShadow-wx4xt Před 7 měsíci

      The female thread is NPT and a smidge smaller diameter then the thread of drain.

  • @johnwilliams574
    @johnwilliams574 Před 6 měsíci

    Much simpler to drill a 3/4 " hole in the cap, put an o-ring on a brass drain valve, screw into plastic hole, put epoxy on the inside around the brass pipe or you want to be able to change the drain in the event of failure, put another o-ring and a 3/4 " romex connecter nut and tighten. easy peasy the 3/4 adapter he uses is not made for hoses and the fittings are too bulky.

  • @1glasscitygirl
    @1glasscitygirl Před rokem +1

    We also used the cap to measure but the threads of the shop vac drain were too large for the female thread.

    • @1glasscitygirl
      @1glasscitygirl Před rokem

      We were so excited to get this to work as my dad was constantly dumping the 12 gallon shop vac trying to get the water off of their lanai in Florida.